Overcast but warmish here, with a major storm with ice-rain expected tonight. Ran the last 3 hosepipes down the drive-way this morning to empty them, and will roll them up and put away in the barn later this afternoon.
Samantha, a lady interested in a boy BC puppy was going to come this afternoon to choose a puppy, but something came up. They come outside with me when I call now. Some are more adventurous than others, with Tank barreling along, chewing plants, wool, chasing the chickens. Jack came and sat by my feet, so I petted him, but his feet were wet and dirty, so I didn't want to pick him up against me, and then Cooper stood up against my leg, muddying me up, so, so much for clean clothes. This was after I had done the morning milk, and other feeding chores, and amazingly, I was still clean. So picked the little fellow up. Trying to teach him his name. They all still have their blue eyes, very pretty. Wonder when they'll change to brown. Sent e-mail to Miss Spencer about choosing her and her sons' puppies. I probably didn't think it through originally, as puppies choose people rather than the other way around, but they aren't weaned yet, so I need them chosen, collared so they are indentifiable, but then left here for another 3 weeks until they can go. They get their first shots and de-worming next week - not going to be fun. One little girl seems more timid than the rest, and she throws up. Maybe she eats too much too fast, then she throws up and re-eats it. Yuck. She looks very pitiful during this process, but I haven't seen any of the others doing it. I'll keep an eye on her. After they have played outside after eating, they all pile up into the corner and go to sleep. Sometimes Major, the black cat is in the middle of the puppy pile. Not a stupid cat, he knows where it is warm, although I've seen him chastise puppies by claw. So they know their mum, other dogs, cats, chickens and various people. After next week, maybe I'll introduce them to the sheep and alpacas. Can't do it by myself though, as the alpacas have an inborn wariness of dogs and chase and stamp them, and I can't control 8 puppies and 5 alpacas at the same time.
Put a fresh bale of straw down for the sheep. They have churned their house up rather bad, and gave them new bedding before the storm. Buttercup came up to me today and sniffed my hand. Won't let me touch her, but she's getting to know us. Licorice and Strawberry keep their distance, as do most of the other girls. Only Prince and Sockeye come up for nuzzles. Frogz seemed keen on getting to know me this morning, but I didn't approach her, just acknowledged that she was there.
Herbie is very popular with the cows as he usually does the bales of hay with the tractor, and the poultry mob him everytime he goes out, as they have learnt that he throws feed at them (so that they don't mill around him while he's trying to do something else). Saw him scratching Pigtails forehead the other day, more than she lets me do ! I only feed the poultry in the morning, and throw scraps out the sliding door for them, so they usually leave me alone, except of course when I open the sliding door.
Teri is hoping to come to Saranac next week-end, which will be great, and Jackie is currently on her way over to visit with the puppies. She hasn't seen them yet.
Off to get somethings done, bye for now.